A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

When built, the technology here made Souter the most advanced lighthouse in the world but, nowadays, it is a tourist attraction and a (reputedly) haunted vacation spot

This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success, but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use, but in WW2 the tunnel was converted to an air raid shelter

The route and destination of the coal trains pulled by the famous "Puffing Billy" and its twin, the "Wylam Dilly"

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

These unique weather vanes honor Scotland's most famous bard and decorate this walkway.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.